Simton Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Simton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Simton (10) may also be a first name.

Simton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Simton Come From? nationality or country of origin

Simton is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Simton is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Simton are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name at a global level, held by 10 people.

The surname Simton is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Alaska, where 31 percent live, Louisiana, where 19 percent live and California, where 15 percent live. Not including The United States Simton occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Simton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Simton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Simton last name rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Simton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

Simton earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.64% less than the national average, earning $26,044 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simeton9259/
Simtong9210/
Simdton920/
Simmton920/
Simthong8653/
Sinton832,322/
Simtan839/
Semton832/
Simtom831/
Cimton831/
Jimton831/
Siemthong801/
Saimthong801/
Sinthon771,044/
Shinton77847/
Sintong77150/
Sintoon7719/
Simtung774/
Shemton773/
Suinton773/
Semtong772/
Gimtong771/
Gimeton771/
Symtong771/
Semtoin771/
Simtang771/
Simetan771/
Sintton771/
Scinton770/
Sinthong711,949/
Semtoing7138/
Chimtong7118/
Djimtone718/
Gimthong717/
Semthong717/
Sinthoon716/
Seamtong715/
Sinthont712/
Jaimtong712/
Sinthonh712/
Shimttan711/
Simetane711/
Shimthan711/
Schinton710/
Sintan675,832/
Senton67325/
Chimthong67282/
Gemton6743/
Cinton6741/
Sintom6726/
Seamthong6711/
Semtan672/
Zinton672/
Sindthong671/
Djimtonne671/
Synton671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simton
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